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An image from a recent trade show reposted on JoBlo has revealed something cool - and ever so slightly spoilerish - for Transformers 4 Age of Extinction. The image shows off a bit of artwork featuring a mechanical dinosaur - one of the Dinobots, "Ivan" also known as Grimlock.

There's another little detail about it... but you can either check the image or the original link for that.

An image from a recent trade show reposted on JoBlo has revealed something cool - and ever so slightly spoilerish - for Transformers 4 Age of Extinction. The image shows off a bit of artwork featuring a mechanical dinosaur - one of the Dinobots, "Ivan" also known as Grimlock.

There's another little detail about it... but you can either check the image or the original link for that.

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I didn't actually mind it that much. It was better than Artilio Rojo. Rojo's been the low point in this crossover for me. Actually, the art in general has been the low point. It's nice to have guys like James Raiz back and working on Transformers comics but it would have been nicer to have the regular creative teams involved in the art. I know Griffith is doing to bookends but Milne is nowhere to be found. It WAS nice seeing a couple pages by Roche in MTMTE 24, though.

I didn't actually mind it that much. It was better than Artilio Rojo. Rojo's been the low point in this crossover for me. Actually, the art in general has been the low point. It's nice to have guys like James Raiz back and working on Transformers comics but it would have been nicer to have the regular creative teams involved in the art. I know Griffith is doing to bookends but Milne is nowhere to be found. It WAS nice seeing a couple pages by Roche in MTMTE 24, though.

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When Hasbro conceived its Transformers toy line 30 years ago, the concept was simple: robots that turned into vehicles faster than you could say “more than meets the eye.”

But as the brand evolved over the years, the toys became more complex, some involving dozens of steps to complete a single transformation. In the eyes of Brian D. Goldner, Hasbro’s chief executive, they had lost their magic.

“We’ve made incredibly sophisticated robots,” he said, “but it can be like a 1,000-piece puzzle.”

Enthralled by the special effects in three big-budget “Transformers” movies that enabled the robots to convert in a matter of seconds, Mr. Goldner decided the toys needed to return to their roots. So he challenged his design team to reconceive them. Now, on the 30th anniversary of the brand, Hasbro is revealing a new look for the toys, including simple maneuvers that will complete a transformation with the push of a button or flick of the wrist.

The remake of the line, which includes new branding and packaging, is meant to coincide with Paramount Pictures’ release of the fourth movie in the franchise, “Transformers: Age of Extinction.” Retailers will get their first look at the line in London this week at Toy Fair, an annual industry trade show.

When Hasbro conceived its Transformers toy line 30 years ago, the concept was simple: robots that turned into vehicles faster than you could say “more than meets the eye.”

But as the brand evolved over the years, the toys became more complex, some involving dozens of steps to complete a single transformation. In the eyes of Brian D. Goldner, Hasbro’s chief executive, they had lost their magic.

“We’ve made incredibly sophisticated robots,” he said, “but it can be like a 1,000-piece puzzle.”

Enthralled by the special effects in three big-budget “Transformers” movies that enabled the robots to convert in a matter of seconds, Mr. Goldner decided the toys needed to return to their roots. So he challenged his design team to reconceive them. Now, on the 30th anniversary of the brand, Hasbro is revealing a new look for the toys, including simple maneuvers that will complete a transformation with the push of a button or flick of the wrist.

The remake of the line, which includes new branding and packaging, is meant to coincide with Paramount Pictures’ release of the fourth movie in the franchise, “Transformers: Age of Extinction.” Retailers will get their first look at the line in London this week at Toy Fair, an annual industry trade show.